The Racing Magazine Australia - Issue 46, September 2018

THE

NUMBER 46 - SEPTEMBER 2018

RACING MAGAZINE AUSTRALIA

ROUND FIVE WINTON MOTOR RACEWAY

ROUND 5/WINTON MOTOR RACEWAY Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series Australian Production Car Series Porsche 944 Challenge

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WELCOME TO

ROUND 5

WINTON IN THIS ISSUE

Michael Smith Shannons Nationals Director

3 Welcome to Winton On behalf of the CAMS National Racing Championships, welcome to the penultimate round of the Shannons Nationals for 2018.

Back from our previous round at Queensland Raceway, we are excited to return to rural Victoria this weekend and race at Winton Motor Raceway, with entry free for all spectators across the event.

Round 5 features a strong line-up of categories, with some of Australia's best championships and series joining us this weekend.

At every round in 2018 we have the Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia feature amongst our great line-up of categories, with the series producing some fantastic and close racing this season.

This weekend will be the final round of the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy in Porsche GT3 Cup, with Cooper Murray in the box seat to take the prize.

The fifth round of the Nationals will also host the final round of the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, with the battle to go down to the wire with a bundle of drivers in contention to take out the title.

The CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship will be hosting two rounds in one weekend at Winton, with this format to

be a treat for the young and aspiring openwheel drivers in the championship.

Coming into their third round for 2018 will be the Australian Production Car Series, which will run two timed races over the weekend, while the local Porsche 944 category will be a great undercard for the event.

This weekend spectators and competitors can also try their hand at drifting, with Drift Cadet here across the weekend to offer their drifting training and hot laps.

We are also thankful for the continued support from Shannons Insurance, who join us for the 12th year as our naming-rights partner. Shannons have been an amazing long-time supporter of motor sport and we are delighted to work with them again this year in what promises to be another fantastic season.

Finally, a big thank you goes out to our dedicated CAMS officials, who work day-in and day-out to make our motor racing happen.

4 Event schedule 5 Shannons Nationals live stream 6

2018 calendar

7

Round 5 points update

8 Fuelling the fire 10 Shannons Nationals Safety Car 12 Lap records 12 Event map 13 Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup

Challenge Australia 14 CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula

4 Championship 15 Australian Production Car Series 16 CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series 18 Porsche 944 Challenge 19 Drift sessions 20 Officials of the meeting

Enjoy the fifth round for 2018.

Publisher: Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

Michael Smith

Editor: Loren Hazelwood Graphic Designer: Gavin Kroon Photographers: Nathan Wong, Dan Thompson, Rhys Vandersyde, J.Marafioti Photography Production: Skoop Printing

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You acknowledge that: • the risks associated with attending or participating in the event include the risk that you may suffer harm as a result of: • motor vehicles (or parts of them) colliding with other motor vehicles, persons or property; • acts of violence and other harmful acts (whether intentional or inadvertent) committed by persons attending or participating in the event; and • the failure or unsuitability of facilities (including grandstands, fences and guard rails) to ensure the safety of persons or property at the event.

• motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to you.

You accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services

by CAMS and the Associated Entities.

Feedback: Email communications@cams.com.au

CAMS Permit No: 818/0209/02 FIA International Sporting Code including Appendices, the National Competition Rules (NCR) of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd (CAMS), the Race Meeting Standing Regulations published by CAMS, the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Standing Race Regulations (Issue 04/2014), relevant Category Sporting and/ or Technical regulations as approved by CAMS, these Supplementary Regulations and any Further Regulations and Bulletins that may be issued by either the Series or Meeting Organisers. The event shall be a National Race Meeting.

ROUND 5 WINTON MOTOR RACEWAY, VIC

SCHEDULE FRIDAY 31 AUGUST TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

1405 - 1425

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 4) - Qualifying 1

1635 - 1655

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 5) - Qualifying 1

SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0830 - 0850

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 4) - Race 1 [12 Laps]

0855 - 0910

15 minutes

Australian Production Car Series - Practice 1

0915 - 0945

30 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Practice 1

0950 -1005

15 minutes

Porsche 944 Challenge - Qualifying 1

1010 - 1030

20 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge - Qualifying 1

1035 - 1045

10 minutes

Drift Demonstration

1055 - 1115

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 4) - Race 2 [12 Laps]

1120 - 1135

15 minutes

Australian Production Car Series - Qualifying 1

1140 - 1155

15 minutes

Australian Production Car Series - Qualifying 2

1200 - 1220

20 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Qualifying 1

1230 - 1250

20 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Qualifying 2

1255 - 1310

15 minutes

Porsche 944 Challenge - Race 1 [9 Laps]

1315 - 1405

50 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge - Race 1 [35 Laps]

1410 - 1420

10 minutes

Drift Demonstration

1430 - 1450

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 4) - Race 3 [12 Laps]

1500 - 1700

120 minutes

Australian Production Car Series - Race 1 [2 Hours]

SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER TIME

DURATION

ON TRACK

0830 - 0850

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 5) - Race 1 [12 Laps]

0900 - 0920

20 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge - Race 2 [12 Laps]

0930 - 1020

50 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Race 1 [50 Minutes]

1025 - 1035

10 minutes

Drift Demonstration

1040 - 1055

15 minutes

Porsche 944 Challenge - Race 2 [9 Laps]

1105 - 1125

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 5) - Race 2 [12 Laps]

1130 - 1145

15 minutes

Australian Production Car Series - Warm Up

1155 - 1215

20 minutes

Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge - Race 2 [12 Laps]

1225 - 1315

50 minutes

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series - Race 2 [50 Minutes]

1320 - 1330

10 minutes

Drift Demonstration

1335 - 1350

15 minutes

Porsche 944 Challenge - Race 3 [9 Laps]

1400 - 1420

20 minutes

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship (Round 5) - Race 3 [12 Laps]

1440 - 1640

120 minutes

Australian Production Car Series - Race 2 [2 Hours]

Note: Times are correct at time of release and are subject to change.

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Show 1: Sunday 16 September 1pm (AEST)

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2018

CALENDAR The Bend Motorsport Park 1 3 -1 5 A p r i l

Ta i l e m B e n d , S o u t h A u s t r a l i a

Sandown International Raceway 1 0 -1 3 M a y

Springvale, Victoria

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 1-3 J u n e

Phillip Island, Victoria

Queensland Raceway 26-29 July

Ipswich, Queensland

Winton Motor Raceway 1- 2 S e p t e m b e r

Winton, Victoria

Sydney Motorsport Park

2 1- 2 3 S e p t e m b e r E a s t e r n C r e e k , N e w S o u t h Wa l e s

P hot o: N a th a n Wong

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ROUND 5

POINTS UPDATE Po rs c h e Mi c h elin GT 3 Cu p Challenge Au st ral i a 1. Cooper Murray 2. Simon Fallon 3. Max Vidau

575

570 482

Pro leader: Cooper Murray Pro-Am leader: Danny Stutterd Class B leader: Christian Pancione

CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship 1. Jayden Ojeda

177

2. Cameron Shields

152

3. Ryan Suhle

145

CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series 1. Nick Kelly

687

2. Rio Nugara

657

3. Matthew Stoupas

655

Au stra l i a n P rodu ction Car Series 1. Beric Lynton

250

2. Grant Sherrin/Iain Sherrin

141

3. Anthony Alford/Kyle Alford

123

A1 Class leader: Beric Lynton A2 Class leaders: Justin Anthony/Karl Begg B1 Class leaders: James Keene/Dominic Martens B2 Class leaders: Jason Simes/Ben Walsh C Class leader: Blake Aubin/Kyle Aubin D Class leaders: Richard Luff/Matt Thewlis E Class leader: James Brock

Po rs c h e 94 4 Challen ge 1. Jamie Westaway

219

2. Cameron Beller

204

3. Mark Taubitz

198

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ADVERTORIAL

FUELLING THE FIRE It might not be a sexy subject, but one Aussie company is proudly making the racing wheels go around thanks to a fire for all things fuel.

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“Fuel,” says Mark Tierney, a director of Melbournebased motor sport staple Race Fuels, “Is not a sexy part of going motor racing.”

Ute – we later added a box trailer – on Friday morning and then we were done for the weekend,” Tierney remembers.

And that’s probably the truth. Despite distributing the product that quite literally makes the internalcombustion wheels go round, it’s hard to get people excited about their racing fuels.

Today the business is the primary supplier of fuel to the V8 Supercars, Shannons Nationals, Australian GT, Bathurst’s 12 and 6 Hour races and a host of other events. It makes for a busier schedule than days gone by.

You put it in the tank and it makes the car go: as a consumable, it doesn’t change the outcome of a race for a spectator in the same way, say, a soft tyre does when compared to a hard. To most, it’s just a usable commodity that costs more money the higher the Octane number is.

Naturally Tierney, a long time racer who now helms a business that distributes nearly one million litres of fuel around every state in Australia per year, doesn’t share that opinion.

Race Fuels was founded in 2003 and started distributing ELF racing fuels and products in Melbourne and Tasmania.

“It started with me dropping a few drums down to Sandown or Phillip Island in the back of a BA Falcon

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“Across the year we would be supplying product to several hundred people each weekend, and that’s before you take into account needing to deliver product to V8 Supercars and the Shannons Nationals. They all operate very professionally and expect a level of service that’s a bit more than dropping off the fuel drum and saying ‘seeya’.

“The business is as much about providing that service and support to teams and drivers as it is actually pumping fuel at race tracks.”

The Race Fuels organisation is certainly larger than a Ford Ute and a trailer these days.

An enormous B-Double transporter carries the fuel across the country with multiple staff on hand to ensure

the product is properly and promptly distributed at each round. RaceFuels does not request pre-bookings, they believe it is their role to carry enough to cover all contingencies.

“We have four types of fuel that we supply and we carry enough of each to make sure everyone that’s going to be at the race meeting is catered for, but we try to do more than that too,” Tierney explains.

“At a lot of events like the Kumho V8 rounds, for instance, they’re only allowed to have 60 litres of fuel in the garage at a time so part of it is making sure that everyone is re-supplied across the weekend. We go to them instead of them coming to us so that customer service side of things is very important.

“It’s a fact of life that the events wouldn’t get a permit unless they had a fuel management plan in place,” Tierney says.

“There’s so many regulations and OH&S issues surrounding the control of dangerous goods in quantities that it’s not feasible for people to bring their own fuel to the track, especially at major events, any more. You just wouldn’t get a permit, so our role is to take that issue out of the equation and make sure it’s safe and we’re conscious of taking away everything we bring in.”

Hailing from a passionate racing family, Tierney believes it’s critical that the enjoyment of the sport has to be number one in operating the business.

“It’s a logistical challenge to say the least, the start of the year in particular.

“I think you have to be very fond of it to be involved at the level we are,” he says.

“We even go to the test days and spend a lot of time predicting who is testing where so we can plan our supply. It is not uncommon for RaceFuels to attend multiple circuits on the same day”.

“We try and go above and beyond to help people out.

We’ve had several Melbourne teams without space in their transporter come to us and go ‘hey, could you take a drum back to Melbourne for us?’ and we’ll do it and drop it at their workshop. It’s no problem.

But wait, there’s more. In this day and age when you need to sign a waiver before you go to the bathroom, there’s a significant safety effort around the Race Fuels business to the point where it’s unlikely people could go racing without the procedures and standards companies like Race Fuels provide.

“It’s all part of what we do and hopefully it’s making it better for everyone. We certainly get a buzz out of it.”

Sean Scott, RaceFuels’ operations manager, has a full time job preparing the compliance paperwork ahead of a race meeting.

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THE SHANNONS NATIONALS

SAFETY CAR Keep an eye out for the new BMW M4 Safety Car this weekend.

Proudly sponsored by Custom Cars and Coffee and BMW Melbourne.

This weekend Custom Cars and Coffee Australia have joined the Shannons Nationals as a supporting partner.

The club is open to all motor enthusiasts that wish to show off their vehicles. The combination of food, coffee and cars is a winning combination with club members.

CC&C runs monthly car meetings where people can kick back and relax with family and friends, all while enjoying the company of friends and family around great cars and coffee!

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Melbourne BMW are proud supporters of the Shannons Nationals, and are the supplier of the BMW M4 used as the Safety car this weekend.

ROUND 5 WINTON MOTOR RACEWAY, VIC

LAP RECORDS TIME

DRIVER

VEHICLE

YEAR

Christopher Anthony

Formula 3

2016

OUTRIGHT 1:14.3401

PORSCHE MICHELIN GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA 1:21.8259

Hamish Hardeman

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

2016

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES 1:31.8534

Grant Sherrin

BMW M4

2017

Porsche 944

2017

PORSCHE 944 CHALLENGE 1:33.9848

Vince Misuraca

EVENT MAP

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PORSCHE MICHELIN GT3 CUP CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA GT3CUPCHALLENGE.COM.AU

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

VEHICLE

2

Tectaloy UNLMTD Racing

Dan Day

SA

Porsche GT3 Cup

7

Platinum Night Club Broadbeach

Jimmy Vernon

QLD

Porsche GT3 Cup

9

Triffid Bar+Venue

Tony Martin

QLD

Porsche GT3 Cup

Hallmarc

Michael Loccisano

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

13

Cure FA

Jonathan Gliksten

VUC

Porsche GT3 Cup

17

360 Motorsport/Valmont

Marcel Zalloua

NSW

Porsche GT3 Cup

21

Melbourne Orthopaedic Group

Shane Barwood

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

22

Woodford Trailers

Andrew Goldie

WA

Porsche GT3 Cup

23

The Porsche Broker

Daniel Stutterd

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

26

Taplin Real Estate

Tom Taplin

SA

Porsche GT3 Cup

Sam Fillmore

NZ

Porsche GT3 Cup

10

27 36

Lodge Bros Racing

Cooper Murray

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

38

PAYCE/Wilson Security

Chelsea Angelo

NSW

Porsche GT3 Cup

57

Okey Dokey

Richard Bloomfield

NSW

Porsche GT3 Cup

73

Triffid Bar & Venue

Michael Hovey

QLD

Porsche GT3 Cup

76

VCM Performance

Christian Pancione

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

77

Sonic / Bob Jane T Marts

Max Vidau

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

84

Bold Living

Brett Boulton

QLD

Porsche GT3 Cup

David Greig

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

87 88

Morriss Racing Services

Phil Morriss

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

96

Sonic Motor Racing

Simon Fallon

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

99

Southern Star Windows

Ross McGregor

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

117

360 Motorsport

Sergio Pires

NSW

Porsche GT3 Cup

230

OPS Gateway

Luis Leeds

VIC

Porsche GT3 Cup

Photo: Nathan Won g Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.

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CAMS PAYCE AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIP FORMULA4.COM.AU

ENTRY LIST C O N F E D E R AT I O N O F A U S T R A L I A N M O T O R S P O R T

NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

VEHICLE

5

CAMS Rising Star / Ray White

Ryan Suhle

QLD

Formula 4

11

Objective Racing

Jackson Walls

NSW

Formula 4

12

Shamick Racing / Team BRM

Josh Smith

VIC

Formula 4

15

Team BRM

Lachlan Hughes

QLD

Formula 4

16

SCT Logistics

Thomas Smith

VIC

Formula 4

27

Team BRM

Zayd Tones

QLD

Formula 4

31

Engine Sensors Australia

Jayden Ojeda

NSW

Formula 4

39

Astuti Motorsport

Antonio Astuti

VIC

Formula 4

50

Jonic Motors

Ardie Jonic

QLD

Formula 4

73

McDonalds Australia

Cameron Shields

QLD

Formula 4

78

Coco's / Team BRM

Aaron Love

WA

Formula 4

Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.

P hot o: R hys Va nd e rsyd e

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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION CAR SERIES AUSTRALIANPRODUCTIONCARS.COM.AU

ENTRY LIST NO.

Series

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

1

Sherrin Rentals

A-Grant Sherrin B-Iain Sherrin

A-QLD B-QLD

A1

BMW M4

4

MARC Cars

Brad Woods

QLD

A1

BMW 1M

5

MARC Cars

Jake Camilleri

QLD

A1

BMW 1M

7

MoComm Motorsports Communications

A-Jim Pollicina B-Ryan Simpson

A-NSW B-NSW

A1

Lotus Exige 350 Sport

10

Simply Sports Cars

A-Grant Denyer B-Tony D'Alberto

A-NSW B-ViC

A1

Lotus Exige 350 Sport

12

Griffith Corporation

A-Mark Griffith B-TBC

A-QLD

E

Toyota Echo

13

Osborne Motorsport

A-Colin Osborne B-TBC

A-NSW

C

Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R

17

Aubin Brothers Racing

A-Kyle Aubin B-Blake Aubin

A-NSW B-NSW

C

Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R

19

Sherrin Rentals

A-Michael Sherrin B-Klae Eckhardt

A-QLD B-QLD

B1

BMW 135i

20

Stokes Skis Australia

Jason Miller

NSW

A1

Mitsubishi EVO 9

23

Bridgestone Select Southport

A-Beric Lynton B-Tim Leahey

A-QLD B-NSW

A1

BMW M3

24

MG Motorsport

A-James Brock B-Elliot Barbour

A-VIC B-VIC

E

MG MG6

29

Fierce Racing

A-Scott Turner B-Rob Rubis

B1

BMW 135i

31

Osborne Motorsport

A-Calum Jones B-TBC

A-QLD

C

Renault Megane RS265 Trophy R

33

PRO-DUCT Motorsport

A-Bob Pearson B-Rick Bates

A-NSW B-NSW

A1

Mitsubishi EVO 10 RS

38

Fierce Racing

A-Thomas Muller B-Shane Smollen

A-NSW B-NSW

A1

BMW 1M

50

MWM Racing

A-James Keene B-Dominic Martens

A-NSW B-NSW

B1

Volkswagen Golf R Gti

51

MWM Racing

A-Matt Thewlis B-TBC

A-NSW

D

Mini JCW

54

Simply Sports Cars

A-Kyle Alford B-Anthony Alford

A-VIC B-QLD

A1

Lotus Exige 350 Sport

64

Jack Motorsport

A-Chris Lillis B-Nathan Callaghan

A-WA B-WA

A2

Holden HSV VE GTS

66

FullGas Racing / Nova Employment

A-Dimitri Agathos B-Lachlan Gibbons

A-NSW B-NSW

A1

Subaru WRX STi

86

Double J Auto

A-Cem Yucel B-Harley Haber

A-NSW

E

Nissan Pulsar

223

Katilyn Hawkins Motorsport

A-Katilyn Hawkins B-Hadrian Morrell C-Ross Donaldson

A-NSW B-NSW C-NSW

B2

Holden VE SS

Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.

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CAMS AUSTRALIAN GT TROPHY SERIES AUSTRALIANGT.COM.AU

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

CLASS

VEHICLE

12

Seidler Group

A-Chris Seidler B-Luke Seidler

A-VIC B-VIC

Trophy

Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Car Series 1

13

RHC Jorgensen Strom by MARC Cars

A-Daren Jorgensen B-Brett Strom

A-USA B-USA

Trophy/GT4

BMW M4 GT4

23

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Matthew Stoupas

VIC

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

33

RHC JorgensenStrom by MARC Cars

Brett Strom

USA

Trophy

MARC Mazda 3 V8

34

Motorsport Leasing/ RaceRamps

John Morriss

VIC

Trophy

Porsche GT3-R

64

Aaron Laboratories

Joseph Ensabella

VIC

Trophy

Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car

71

Dale Paterson Motorsports

Dale Paterson

VIC

Trophy

Chevrolet Camaro GT3

77

JJA Consulting Group

Jan Jinadasa

VIC

Trophy

Lamborghini LP560 - GT3

93

LOCAL Search by MARC Cars

Adam Hargraves

0

Trophy

MARC Mazda 3 V8

99

Industrie

Nick Kelly

NSW

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

147

Superfluid

Dave Stevens

NSW

Trophy

Ferrari 458 GT3

188

E.A.T. Furniture

Rio Nugara

VIC

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

991

Perfect Auto Body

Vincent Muriti

NSW

Trophy

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.

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Photo: Dan Thompson

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PORSCHE 944 CHALLENGE 944CHALLENGE.COM

ENTRY LIST NO.

TEAM/SPONSOR

DRIVER

STATE

1

Beller Motorsport

Cameron Beller

Vic

944

Richard Howe

Vic

944

Emanuel Mezzasalma

Vic

944

Paul Crocitti

Vic

944

8

10

EJM Motorsport

16

VEHICLE

28

Westbon Management Pty Ltd

Tony Westaway

Vic

944

37

JVA Engineering / Rocket Digital

Chris Lewis-Williams

Vic

944

45

Evans Petroleum Westaway Ford

Michael Westaway

Vic

944

James Mitchell

Vic

944

Peter Doherty

Vic

944

Keith Marriner

Vic

944

Mark Taubitz

Vic

944

Robert Holding

Vic

944

Pedr James

Vic

944

46

53

Ray White Lilydale

64

74

Zantek

97

98

PKJ Rural Fencing

Note: Entry lists are correct at time of release and are subject to change.

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Photo: 944 Challen ge

DRIFTING FEATURES AT WINTON As part of this weekend's penultimate round of the Shannons Nationals at Winton, drifting school 'Drift Cadet' will host a class and demonstrations for spectators and competitors at the event.

The Nationals caught up with Peter Pham from the drift programme to learn more about how competitors and spectators can get involved with the drifting and hot laps on Sunday.

Shannons Nationals: What is Drift Cadet?

Peter Pham: We are a Melbourne-based drift school and drift demonstration team, created to grow the sport of drifting by giving the general public a chance to try it out without the big financial costs involved of owning and maintaining a drift car.

Drivers who are serious about getting into drifting car fast-track their learning by going through our course.

Because the cars are set up and we have pro drifters as instructors, we can give you tips to improve your driving quickly.

Personally, it took me years to learn the basics because my car wasn't set up properly and I had to learn by trial and error. With the program providing drift demonstrations and hot laps at other events, it grows the awareness of drifting and how it's done properly.

Drifting isn't burnouts or corner-exit power-sliding.

Photos: Dave Oliver

SN: What can circuit racers expect when they drive a drift car?

PP: One of the biggest misconceptions is that drift cars don't like grip in the rear or dislike a wet track. National and international level drift cars compete on semi-slick competition tyres, so a circuit racer would definitely notice that.

Circuit racers would also notice that you steer the car with the accelerator and that there is minimal steering work.

We encourage the drivers and general pubic to come on over on Sunday to say hi and experience drifting for themselves.

SN: How can people get involved?

PP: We currently have two programmes running at Winton.

Drift School - $599 This is catered for people who don't own a RWD car and want to try drifting. We supply everything required for the course, including a drift car, an instructor, tyres, licence and also refreshments.

Drift Practice - $249 This is for people who own a RWD car and want to give drifting a go or have practice, who'd like to develop their car control skills.

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